In the days that followed, Selena Kensington stayed home to nourish her pregnancy.

Timothy Jennings and Spencer Norwood went for three days and still hadn’t returned.

Afterwards, Selena asked Sterling Norwood and only then learned that the herbs hadn’t reached the optimal harvesting period, so they needed to stay a bit longer.

After all, only the herbs picked at the best time can fully exert their medicinal properties.

During this period, Selena didn’t experience any adverse reactions, so Spencer and Timothy continued to stay there.

*

Selena was lying bored in a deck chair outside the bedroom balcony.

On the table opposite was a tablet displaying Sterling’s upper body.

Selena was video chatting with Sterling.

In the past few days, Sterling seemed to notice Selena was a bit bored, so he would video call her at intervals.

At first, Selena found it quite interesting, but later she got tired of it.

So today, when Sterling video-called her, she just placed a tablet there, doing her own thing.

Sterling was dealing with matters at The Imperial Building while Selena was browsing Weibo on her phone.

They didn’t disturb each other, occasionally looking up at the screen to glance at the other.

Selena was browsing Weibo.

She had been home for more than a week.

During this time, Selena drank the special pregnancy meals prepared by the chef of the main residence, stuffed with all kinds of nutritious foods.

This made Selena feel much more energetic.

Plus, after Hugh Kensington went back, he was also afraid she might actually get depressed due to boredom.

So during this period, he occasionally told her some entertainment industry news.

Sloane Hawthorne and Silas Sinclair had returned to Aethelgard the day before yesterday.

Upon returning, Sloane immediately left Silas to rush off to complete his work.

Tessa Sinclair originally planned to schedule numerous engagements for Sloane after attending the Corinthia Film Festival, but they delayed due to Sloane and Silas’s issues.

Now those matters have piled up, and with the collaboration with Director Carter already finalized, it’s enough to keep Sloane busy for a while.

Selena raised her eyebrows slightly upon seeing several new trending topics.

#New Drama from Asa Carter!#

#Desire Gorge is about to start filming!#

#Asa Carter might be collaborating with Sloane Hawthorne!#

These topics were pushed to the forefront of trending searches within an hour.

Asa Carter acted quickly, and for the hype to come so fast, Stardust Entertainment likely intervened.

[It’s Desire Gorge!! Director Carter has always dreamed of shooting this drama!]

[So Director Carter finally found the right choice!! I’m so excited!]

[Heard it’s cooperating with Sloane Hawthorne, wow, so exciting!]

[Really, really? What role does Sloane play?!]

[With Sloane’s current status, the female lead wouldn’t be too much, right?]

[I think Sloane would suit the villainous second female lead perfectly! She’s super A!]

[Agree!!! I remember the second female lead in Director Carter’s drama being incredibly charming, sob sob sob]

Selena laughed softly after reading the comments online for a while.

It seems this nomination at the Corinthia Film Festival indeed brought Sloane quite a bit of heat.

Not only did she gain more casual fans, but internationally, she also gained some followers.

If this continues, formally entering The International Entertainment Industry is only a matter of time for Sloane.

The Sterling Norwood on the opposite screen suddenly looked up.

He gazed at Selena with a smile on her face.

"What are you watching that’s making you so happy?"

Sterling spoke lightly, of course, ignoring the hint of envy in his voice.

Selena looked up from her phone and gazed at Sterling on the tablet. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Hmm? I’m looking at Sloane’s Weibo..."

After speaking, Selena sighed, "At this rate, soon no one will question her anymore."

Sloane really rose to fame too quickly.

And she had resources others could only dream of upon debut.

Nowadays, she is the favored talent of Stardust Entertainment.

Such speed naturally sparks jealousy.

From the smear campaigns against her earlier, it can be seen.

Plus, since her issues with Silas Sinclair were exposed, not only people from the entertainment industry, even those in Aethelgard’s upper society occasionally pay attention to her movements.

The pressure on her is undeniable.

So Selena thought about helping her out whenever she could.

"I haven’t seen you smile so happily when watching me."

Sterling said in a flat tone.

"..."

Selena initially didn’t react much, but later realized this sounded quite bitterly envious.

She glanced at Sterling with amusement.

"Why does your tone sound so bitter?"

She directly asked.

Sterling’s eyes flickered slightly, "No."

He lightly denied it.

Selena didn’t believe him, clicked her tongue.

"If I smiled so happily every time I looked at you, I’d soon have smiling cramps."

"..."

Sterling fell silent immediately.

His wife was truly... outspoken.

After saying that, Selena waved her hand, ignoring Sterling.

Because Vivian Sutton sent her a WeChat message.

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Darling, wanna hang out?/color.jpg

"..."

With the attached expression, this sentence seemed rather ambiguous.

[Selie Stays Slim]: Sorry, I’ve got a husband.

Vivian immediately replied.

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Shoo, shoo, are you implying I don’t have one? What are you thinking?

[Vivian Stays Rich]: I want to go shopping with you.

Seeing the two messages Vivian sent over, Selena raised her eyebrows slightly.

She hadn’t gone out shopping for so long; with Vivian’s mention, she felt a bit tempted.

But...

As expected, after participating in Star of Entertainment, Vivian was somewhat popular and definitely busy.

How did she find the time to invite her shopping?

[Selie Stays Slim]: Do you have time?

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Ugh!

[Vivian Stays Rich]: Here’s the thing, my agent got me a role in a film, but I have to go to another province for filming, probably for a month or two, so I wanted to shop with you before leaving. Otherwise, when I come back, you’d be heavily pregnant, making it difficult to invite you out.

So that’s the case...

Selena’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

By the time Vivian returned, Selena would indeed probably be heavily pregnant.

Thinking this, Selena felt a bit eager.

She gazed towards Sterling on the tablet.

"A-Sterling..."

Selena called him.

Sterling looked up at Selena, and upon seeing the mischievous smile on Selena’s face and the anticipation in her eyes, he already knew what Selena wanted to do.

"Want to go to the Kensington Family?"

Sterling asked.

Selena slightly shook her head "No."

"Vivian messaged me to go shopping."